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UNITED STATES TENT QFFIQE.

JAY J. SINIDLER, OF FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOCALVERT B. ARCHER, 0F SHERBOEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

GAME.

Application filed November 15, 1923. Serial No. 674,828.

7 '0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAY J. SINDLER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Framingham, in the county of Middlesex andState of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inGames, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention includes a game or amusement device, and meanswhereby it may be adapted for various modes of playing.

The invention comprises a container having pockets in the bottom,indicators which may be distributed among the pockets by chance (as byshaking the container) and a transparent top, through which theindicators may be observed and upon which symbols may be placed, toevaluate their positions. Means are also provided whereby the device maybe adapted to numerous games and to different conditions of playingthem.

The objects and other features of the invention will sufficiently appearfrom the following disclosure and claims.

A device in which the elements of my invention are typically exemplifiedwill be de scribed and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the device with symbols corresponding to a setof playing cards;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the san'ie with cover closed;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same on line 38, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same on line l4, Fig.1;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a transparent cover plate with letters thereon;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a transparent cover plate with figures thereon;and

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a modification of said game.

With reference to the drawings, the container of the game is simplya-covered box 1 made of pressed metal, with a bottom and a cover 7hinged to the rear of the box 1. Fitted into said box are side walls 3,front wall 1 and rear wall (2 made of wood and joined at the corners.

On the inner surface of the bottom 2 there are provided a plurality (inthe present instance 52) of pockets 8. The pockets may be regularly or.irregularly disposed over the bottom, and may be varied in siz and shapeif desired, but are shown as hem. spherical depressions of equal sizeand symmetrically spaced in eight rows 9 of alternately 6 and 7 pocketseach. Indicators 11 which are preferably spherical in shape, are looselycontained in the box and adapted to fit the pockets 8. These indicatorsare preferably of less diameter than the pockets and may be differentlycolored if desired.

Adjacent the upper, inner edges of side walls 3 and rear walls 6 areprovided grooves 12 parallel to the upper edge and connecting at thecorners of the box. The upper portion of the front wall 4 is level withthe lower edge 13 of the groove 12 permitting the insertion of atransparent slide 14, as of lass, celluloid or the like, therein. Thisslide is of such thickness as to loosely iitthe height of the grooves 12and of such length and width as to slide smoothly therein. Spring catch16 in the front wall 1 is adapted to snap up behind the slide and tohold it firmly in position.

The cover 7 is preferably opaque and adapted to fit over the top of thebox and may be fastened in place by the latch 17.

The transparent cover plate or slide 1 1, (Fig. 1) is provided withsymbols (preferably in broken arrangement) 1, 2, 3, a, 5, 6, T, 8, 9,10, J, Q and K respectively, for each suit contained in the ordinary setof playing cards (diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs). Each symbol, whenthe plate is in position shown in Fig. 1, stands immediate ly above apocket 8 corresponding thereto. A transparent card 18 of the same widthas the cover plate and adapted to slip over the cover plate in thegrooves '12 may also be provided. This may be colored if desired and hasan aperture 19 of suflicient size in the central portion so that it willoutline any predetermined group of symbols in the transparent slide(such as the hearts suit in Fig. 1).

In use, as for example to play poker, each player is provided with adevice such as the one illustrated; Five indicators 11 are placed ineach container and with the transparent cover plate in position asshown, the

outer cover is closed down. The boxes are then shaken. Each playerobserves his result. If he wishes to discard he may shake a second time.After observing his result, each player closes his box, places it flaton a table and bids upon his .hand in sequence, according to the usualrules. Upon call all boxes are opened and compared, and the same valuesapplied to the hands, (as determined by the positions of the indicators)as When the game is played With cards. v

In modified fornr of the game 7) opposing slots 5 are provided insideWalls 3 adapted ts receive a vertical slide or palrtitio'n 10 therein ofsufficient length and height to estate across the box and prevent theindicators nonr assing; Thus,- in the position shown in 7 the indicators11 can not pass into the first two rows of pockets, and game may beplayed in Which 39 pockets only are used. By placing this partition inother slots the nnniber of pockets may, be Varied at Will; For somegames it will be removed entirely, as in the insta ce above described; Igames may be playedwith the de- Ot vice thus provided, the number ofplayers, m nibe of indicators, nnmber of pockets, f te-,1, be ng rie a cd gly; a w be readily suggested the conditions of play. The slide 14 maybe replaced with other slides 2i or 22 by depressing the catch .16yvitlitlratving it the grooves 12" and intr fduc'ing ensw slide intoposition for playing zt still .tvitle'r variety of games, or for nse asa. solitaire anniseiiient.

Theseinterchange-me s lisl esmay provlded anydesil'ed symoo'ls orcombination of symbols; For example the, slide 21 shoWn'l Fig: 5 eitrsagroup of letters, spaced thereon to ebri'es'poiid to the pockets 8; Iiithis case, the indicators: will spell ivords and tlie'likeby theirarrangements in the pockets. As ns-um example; the slide "22 slioivn isprovided with numerals and the device may be'used for providingprcbl'enis of arithmetic such as the addition, ntiltiplication, etc, ofthe inim'bers indi- Ninneioiis other games may be played with the devieeby simple changes which vvill readily occur to one Who has used it asdescribedn lt is small and compact, and the elements are not subject toloss, which is coininonly experienced With cards and the like evenvvhile playing; It is adaptable for use by any number of players,collectively and individually; as 'desired, and according to the generalrules, or With slight modificatio-ns'. Such variations andmodifications, lio'v'vever, constitute a part of this invention and arecomprehended by the following claims.

I claim: 5 j,

1. A game or amusement device comprising a plurality of indicatorreceiving pockets, an indicator loosely h'e'ld therein, an open toppedcontainer for the same, a transparent sheet placed above said pocketsand closing said container, and symbols upon said sheet sodisposed as tocorrespond with said pockets.

2. A game or amusement device, comprising a container,- a plurality ofindicator-receiving pockets in the interior of the bottom thereof, anindicator looselycontained therein, and a transparent cover removablyseemed to the upper portion of said container and bearing spaced symbolsthereon corresponding to said pockets.-

A game? or amusement device comprising a boa, indicator-receivingpockets on the interior of the bottom thereof; an indicator thereintransparent cover fixed upon the top of the box, and symbols upon saidtransparent cover corresponding to said pockets and representing a setof playing cards.

4'. A game or amusement device, comprising a box,- indicator rece'ivingpockets on the interior of the bottom thereof, atransparent slideadjnstably mounted in tlie top of the bong symb'ols upon said slidecorresponding to said pockets and representing a. set or playing cards.an opaque cover adapted to fit over said transparent slide. and anindicator member loosely contained in said hon.

5. A game or amusement device, comprising a container, a plurality ofindicatonre e'eiviiig pockets therein. a transparent plate above saidpockets, symbols upon said titanspai'ent plate corresponding to" saidpockets, an indicator loosely contained in said pockets and a. guidecardslidably mounted. above said transparent plate and adapted t'o outline apredetermined group of said symbols.

6. A gameor amusement device, 'coiiip'rising a container, a plurality ofindicator-receiving pockets therein, a transparent plate above saidpockets, an indicator loosely con tained the-rebetween and an adjustablepartition mounted Within said container adapted to prevent saidindicator from falling into a predetermined group of said pockets.

7. In a game or amusement device,- a 'con tainer for movable indicators,indicator-receiving pockets, and transparent cover having symbols inpredetermined arrangement thereon representing a set of playing cardsand corresponding to said indicatorreceiving pockets. v v

8. A device of the class described comprising a shallovv box having aplurality of substantially hemispherical pocketsin its bottom, aspherical indicator in the box of a diameter less than. that of thepockets, a transparent cover plate spaced from the bottom of the box topermit the indicator to move freely from one pocket to another, and adistinguishing symbol upon the cover plate directly over each pocket.

9. A device of the class described comprising a shallow box having aplurality of pockets in its bottom, an indicator movable from one pocketto another, and a plurality of transparent interchangeable cover platesfor the box provided With symbols for des 10 ignating the severalpockets, the symbols of the respective plates being different.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 13th day of November, 1923.

JAY J. SINDLER.

